i have been growing my hair out for a while now in hopes of getting it long enough to go to a beauty shop and get a feminine perm.i have always wanted a poufy short feminin e hairdo!where i can go an get it set everyweek or 2.so my question is how long does it have to be minimum to get a perm.it is at least 3 inches on top and about 2 on the sides.and do any of you have any pics of short curly perms poodle perm type pics.thanks in advance Lance